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South African underwater Stock Footage
Steven Benjamin has been filming in South african waters for many years and has captured some unique once off events such as seals...

Otterly Amazing! Surprised by a Cape clawless otter
With the lockdown regulations in South Africa being eased somewhat, many have taken to getting back into the ocean to surf, freedive and...

Lockdown Life: Sunbird Series
Southern double-collared sunbird perched on a strelitzia flower Sunbirds in the city! Renowned for his captivating underwater imagery of...


Lockdown Life: Steve's Sunbird Project
Lockdown Sunbirds in Kalk Bay, Cape Town Bringing nature into the home through the lens of photographer Steven Benjamin Renowned for his...
Lockdown Life: Local Wildlife
3 residents of Kalk Bay, Cape Town enjoying the lockdown period more than most!

Shysharks and Cape Fur Seals
Cape Fur seals and Shysharks We often find Dark shysharks (Haploblepharus pictus) around Duiker Island, hiding in the kelp forest. This...

Seal Pups are Swimming with Snorkelers
Seal Pups The first seal pups of 2019 are swimming with the snorkelers. Cape Fur seal pups are born every November, helpless and unable...
Playful Cape Fur Seals
Cape Fur Seals - Water Puppies Over the years we have really gotten to know the mood and behaviours of the Cape Fur Seals on Duiker...

NEW Marine Protected Areas for South Africa
New Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) for ampills.com. South Africa - Breaking news ! New Marine Protected Areas for South Africa. The South...
Two Oceans Aquarium uses Steve Benjamin's image as entrance.
The Two Oceans Aquarium has re-done their entrance arch with one of my slip-level images and it’s massive! The idea for this project was...
Cape Town Activities - Things to do in Cape Town
These are our favourite Cape Town activities, if I was a visitor here, I'd want to know about these activities. I'm the kind of person...

Cape Town Wildlife - What to see ?
CAPE TOWN WILDLIFE Who needs a safari? Animals you can see in and around Cape Town Cape Town has a lot of wildlife is you know where to...
Whale Shark expedition to Mafia Island 2014
Shrieks of excitement, muffled through snorkels, drew my attention to a flurry of activity ahead of me in the water. A huddle of...


Cape Fur Seal in the media - Dances with Seals
The playful Cape Fur seal in Cape Town have been making the news locally and abroad. A recent image made it into the Telegraphs "picture...

Sardine Run 2012 - Image Summery
I’m often asked “How was this years Sardine Run?” and the easy answer is … absolutely incredible. Being apart of this event and...

Sardine Run 2011 with Animal Ocean
For this year's Sardine Run, Animal Ocean headed to Port St Johns at the beginning of June to intercept the expected moving mass of...
Sardine Run 2010
Every year on the South African coast between the months of May and August, shoals of sardines (Sardinops Sagax) travel north from the...
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